Improvement in clothes-wringers



y w. P. monks & j. u. HARTZ EL L.

Clothes-Wringers.

Patented )My 1, 1873.

i l l UNITED STATES PATENT `QEEIoE.

WILLARD P. BROOKS AND JOHN D. HARTZELL, OF OZAWKIE, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-WRINGERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,344, dated July 1, 1873 application filed October 25, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLARD RBROOKS and JOHN D. HARTZELL, of Ozawkie, in the county of Jeierson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in NVringers for Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification:

Our invention relates to devices for wringing clothes in washing; and the invention which forms the subject-matter of this patent consists in the combination and arrangement ofthe several parts' of the wringer, consisting of the frame with holding legs, rollers, spools, connecting-bands and guideboard, said wringer being constructed for adaptation to a washing-machine, such as described and shown in a patent granted to us for a washing-machine, bearing even date herewith.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a wringer as applied to and supported directly upon the'frame of a washing-machine. Fig. 2 represents a cross-section of the same. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of the wringer detached from its support, and Fig. 4 an end view of the same.

The bed-frame A of the washer has two end blocks, B, within and between which the washing-rollers C D are arranged. These endblocks B are secured rmly iu the bed A, and are provided with grooves- E on their opposite sides, into which legs F from the wriuger are fitted so as to form an interlocking connection of the wrnger-frame, to support and hold it in position without fastening, and allow of its removal the object being to obtain a wringer which may be used separately or in connection with the washer in a position directly over the washer-rollers, so that it may be used as a single frame over a common wash-tub. The legs F of the wrin ger project from two end pieces, H, each having a vertical opening, I, within which the axis of the rollers J K are arranged, which are of rubber, and held together by rubber bands L passing over spools M arranged upon the rolleraxis between the inner sides ofthe end blocks H H and the ends of said rollers, so that neither the spools nor bands turn with the rollers. The upper ends of the wringer-frame are braced by a top bar, N, which is made removable to insert and remove the rollers J K when necessary, or to change them from right to left hand. A guide-board, O, is secured to the front side of the wringer-frame H, having a feeding-opening, P,oi' a length equal to that of the rollers J K, to guide the clothes to the rollers, and hold them out.

slightly as they are drawn through them. The arrangements of the rubber-bands L also prevents the clothes from passing ,out at the ends ofthe rollers 5 and thus, with the guideopening P and support O, keeping them free from the ends of the machine in drawing them through the wringing-rollers. The lower wringer-roller is provided with a crank-handle, Q, which is turned up out of the way when the washer is used; and when the wringer is used the washer crank-handle is turned down. The axis of the lower wringer-roller is held down by the bolts which secure the end pieces H to the front guide-board.

Having described our invention, we claim- In a elothes-wringer, the combination and arrangement of the frame H, holdinglegs F, rollers J K, spools M, bands L, and guideboard O, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands this 16th day of October, A. D. 1872.

WILLAR-D P. BROOKS. JOHN D. HARTZELL.

Witnesses:

JOHN JAMES, S. R. SHEPHERD. 

